ASHLAND, Alabama - Ashland Police Chief Benny Davis remains hospitalized nearly three months after he was shot at home on a Saturday afternoon.

Davis, 52, is listed in serious condition at UAB Hospital, where he has remained in the trauma unit since the Feb. 2, 2013 shooting. His wife, 42-year-old Felecia Ann Davis, has been charged with attempted murder in the shooting.

"He's improving daily is what they are telling us,'' said Ashland Mayor Larry Fetner. "We're still counting on him getting better."

The shooting happened at the couple's Patty Lane home about 5 p.m. that Saturday. Davis was airlifted from the scene to UAB Hospital. His wife was locked up in nearby Randolph County later that night. Authorities said she was not being held in Clay County for her own safety. At the time of her arrest, she was employed by the Clay County Sheriff's Office and the Alabama National Guard in Goodwater.

Bond for Felecia Davis was set at $75,000 on Feb. 5, but she remained jailed until March 6, court records show. Conditions of her bond included that she have no contact with her husband and his family, including telephone calls, messages, gestures or verbal communication. She was also prohibited from returning to the couple's home.

She has since filed motions asking court officials that her attorney be allowed to return to the home to "view the scene of the alleged crime" to help her in her defense. She has also asked to be allowed to get her personal belongings - such as her military clothing and children's pictures - in fear that they would otherwise be destroyed, damaged or discarded.

Authorities with the Ashland Police Department, the Clay County Sheriff's Office and the Alabama Bureau of Investigation have not disclosed specifics of what led to the shooting. Efforts to reach Felecia Davis' attorney for comment weren't successful.

Felecia Davis is scheduled to have a preliminary hearing in early May. As for the police chief, Fetner said it's unclear if and when he will return to work. The assistant chief is filling in for the interim.

"I visited with (Davis) recently and he was very alert,'' Fetner said. "He is still on the trach so he can't talk but I was encouraged at what I saw last week. "We're just praying he's going to get better and